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Monday, December 17, 2012

"You'll go down in history!"

I've been having a Christmas movie marathon for my "weekend" because I miss most of them while I'm working. I LOVE Christmas movies! Except Frosty--that one is really weird. Anyway, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is one of my favorites, so here is my little homage to his story:

I love this movie! Hermie's quitting makes me a little too eager to leave my job. Yukon makes me laugh. I love his dogs. I want to cuddle the little dolly. I even look past Clarice's "There's Always Tomorrow" and Santa being kind of a tool.

Don't you just hate macro shots sometimes? When I see those darn smudges in photos that aren't visible in real life it kills me! This picture is really not color-true, either, but photo editing is a big world I'm not quite ready to dive into yet. Why Not is a darker, dustier blue than this shows. I used these cute yellow umbrellas that Holy Manicures painted (and their base) as my inspiration. These little guys brought all of the misfit toys to children once Rudolph returned to Santa!

Good ol' Yukon Cornelius! "Silver and gold, silver and gold,/ Mean so much more when I see/ Silver and gold decorations/ On ev'ry Christmas tree..." Always looking for his silver and gold! So, I gave him both here! I used The Ten Man as my base, a gorgeous silver polish with micro glitter in it. I added Fairy Dust for a little more sparkle and then taped off half of my nail and added Angel Wings. This amazing gold holo glitter is part of their new Holiday line and so pretty!

*2 coats Zoya Ginessa

*OPI Wooden Shoe Like to Know?

*China Glaze Mahogany Magic

*China Glaze Ruby Pumps

*Sinful Color Snow Me White

*Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Black Out

"Do you recall the most famous reindeer of all?" There are a number of really cute Rudolph manis floating around blogs and Pinterest. I used Wooden Shoe for Rudy's face and Ruby Pumps for his nose to add sparkle. Next time I'd leave a little more room for the antlers, but my nails are pretty short right now, so they're a little stubby. I love that little red nose!﻿

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*1 coat Sinful Colors Why Not

*Sinful Colors Pink Cream

"We've a special job each year/ We don't like to brag..." This is another shot of Why Not where the flash just makes it too light and bright. I'm a little bummed about that because this is for Hermie and the elves. This blue could be a one-coater with special attention. I knew I was going to go over the tip, so I didn't add a second. When I was little I thought those girl elves in their pink dresses and hats were so pretty!

*2 coats Zoya Ginessa
*OPI Danke-shiny Red

"We're on the island of misfit toys/ Here we don't want to stay!" This nail took a lot of debate. One of the things that makes the movie so magical and nostalgic is the coloring and quality of the stop motion. I cannot tell, after a LOT of searching and watching, if the elephant's dots are red or pink. I went with red. I am second-guessing myself as I type. ANYWAY, this is for the little polka-dotted elephant, Charlie, and all the other misfit toys who only want a child to love them. Because I do!